I celebrate christmas and Chinese new year.
Tomorrow is Hari Raya Puasa, a Muslim new year day after 1 month of fasting
There will be Hari Raya Programmes on TV, lots of relatives and friends visiting my neighbor’s family.

Looked forward to his sister-in-law who is a foreigner!

Festivals are the part and parcels of human life and the traditions of our cherished forefathers. I think all festival in any shapes remind us of our forefathers who were genius than, sincere, honest and know the importance of festival.

I think, A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, usually with a religious focus. Aside from religion, and sometimes folklore, another significant origin is agricultural. Food (and consequently agriculture) is so vital that many festivals are associated with harvest time

Festivals are an expressive way to celebrate glorious heritage, culture and traditions. They are meant to rejoice special moments and emotions in our lives with our loved ones. They play an important role to add structure to our social lives, and connect us with our families and backgrounds. They give us a distraction from our day to day, exhausting routine of life, and give us some inspiration to remember the important things and moments in life. Festivals were started to pass the legends, knowledge and traditions onto the next generation.

All festivals are cultural in one way or another. There are many types of cultural festivals such as National, Religious and Seasonal. They all serve the purpose of bringing happiness to our lives, and strengthen our sense of community.

Festivals are indeed traditional ways of human beings to celebrate. It is where one community share what they have through different activities. It is where people in a place unite and have a joyful party.

Christians don’t have strong links to pagan customs. If you read the epistles written by the Paul the Apostle who was chosen to take the gospel message specifically to the Gentiles (who were mostly pagans), he taught them a “more excellent way”. But you will note in Paul’s letters that many who had been converted wanted to keep a lot of their “old ways” and not let go. Throughout the years those activities developed and then when the political leaders tried to connect Christianity with their government agenda, all the lines got crisscrossed and blurred. However, if you read the New Testament for clarification, you will that there is no confusion or blurring about these “pagan matters”. The line is clearly divided. 🙂 <3

@vivian sudhir Celebrations bind people together – occasions to forget everything and spend time happily. Celebrations are needed provided they are done keeping in mind one’s spending power. Some go overboard – even taking loans for this purpose.